Book: Global Business Today (9th Edition), by Charles W.L. Hilland G. Tomas M. Hult.
Ch. 1 Case Study (pg 32-33): Who Makes the Apple iPhone?
4. On the balance, do you think that the kind of outsourcingundertaken by Apple is a good thing or a bad thing for Americaneconomy? Explain your reasoning?
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Ans: In some respects, outsourcing to China probably keepscompany and consumer costs down, which helps very strongly at thegrowth of the company. As costs get lower, prices get lower and notsurprisingly, demand increases. As a result, company is earningprofit, allowing Apple to spend more money on research andinnovations to
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